January 18, 2006

BEUC's Campaign on Consumers' Digital Rights

In November 2005 BEUC (the coalition of all consumers’ organisations in Europe) has launched a Campaign on Consumers’ Digital Rights. The campaign is meant to show consumers what their digital rights are. BEUC is supported by Zusana Roithova, Member of the European Parliament, Czech Republic. The campaign highlights the complex threats for consumers in today’s […]

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February 11, 2015 · Blogs

Netherlands: Two telcos fined for net neutrality violations

This article is also available in: Deutsch: Niederlande: Bußgeld wegen Verletzung der Netzneutralität In January 2013, the net neutrality provisions in the Dutch telecommunications law took effect. Article 7.4a guarantees net neutrality, and in principle prohibits providers of public electronic communication networks which deliver internet access services and providers of internet access services from hindering […]

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May 7, 2003

EDRI launches campaign on air passenger data

This week, European Digital Rights (EDRI) launched a campaign against the transfer of European air travellers’ data to the United States. The campaign coincides with renewed talks between the European Commission and the United States. Since 5 March 2003, an agreement between the European Commission and United States Customs provides US authorities online access to […]

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June 1, 2011

EDPS: Data Retention Directive fails to meet data protection requirements

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDSB: Richtlinie zur Vorratdatenspeicherung wird Datenschutzanforderungen nicht gerecht | http://bit.ly/juy3xn] Peter Hustinx, the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) adopted, on 31 May 2011, an opinion on the European Commission’s Evaluation Report on the Data Retention Directive submitted on 18 April 2011 to the Council and the European Parliament. […]

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March 9, 2016 · Blogs

Italy, net neutrality law proposal under consideration

On 8 July 2014, Italian MP Stefano Quintarelli submitted a law proposal which covers net neutrality, despite never mentioning those words. The draft law represents a positive input for network neutrality in Italy. This article explains why. Art. 3(1) of the proposed text (“Limitations to the management for traffic”) foresees that “ISPs (Internet Service Providers) […]

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April 18, 2018 · Blogs | Privacy and data protection | Privacy and confidentiality

Hermes Center demands investigation of NAT-related data retention

On 27 March 2018, EDRi member Hermes Center for Transparency and Digital Human Rights filed a request with the Italian Data Protection Authority (DPA) to investigate on the widespread practice of logging Network Address Translations (NAT) by most of the telecommunication operators.

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March 9, 2016 · Blogs

Do privacy and the open Internet cause gambling debt in Sweden?

In the middle of January, a mid-sized Swedish Internet Service Provider (ISP) called attention to access blocking proposals made by a Swedish government committee on gambling regulation. The gambling committee was created to deal with recent legal challenges by the European Commission to Swedish gambling legislation. Access blocking is one of several measures to prevent […]

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May 8, 2013 · Blogs

Dutch police wants to hack their citizens' devices

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Niederlande: Polizei will die Geräte ihrer Bürger hacken | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_11.9_Niederlande_Polizei_will_die_Geraete_ihrer_Buerger_hacken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20130508] The police should be allowed to hack into mobile phones and computers, even when these are located abroad. This is proposed in a draft law by the Dutch government on 2 May 2013. While this appears to be […]

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July 17, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

The first GDPR fines in Romania

The Romanian Data Protection Authority (DPA) has recently announced the first three fines applied in Romania as a result of the enforcement of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

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May 23, 2012

Romanian Parliament adopts the data retention law. Again.

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Rumänien: Parlament verabschiedet Gesetz zur Vorratsdatenspeicherung. Schon wieder. | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_10.10_Rumaenien_Parlament_verabschiedet_Gesetz_zur_Vorratsdatenspeicherung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20120523] On 22 May 2012, the lower chamber of the Romanian Parliament adopted the new draft law on data retention with 197 votes for the proposal and only 18 against it. The Chamber of Deputies has 332 members, so […]

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July 17, 2019 · On the ground | Privacy and data protection | Data protection standards

New privacy alliance to be formed in Russia, Central and Eastern Europe

Civil Society advocates from Russia, and Central and Eastern Europe have joined forces to form a new inter-regional NGO to promote privacy in countries bordering the EU.

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June 15, 2011

European Commission consults with civil society on data retention

This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Europäische Kommission berät sich mit Zivilgesellschaft | http://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.12_Vorratsdatenspeicherung_Kommission_beraet_mit_Zivilgesellschaft?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20110623] Last week, the European Commission held the first of its series of consultation meetings with different groups of stakeholders on the revision of the infamous Data Retention Directive. The first meeting was with the “civil society”, including representatives of […]

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